UK PM Sunak: Tharoor stirs Twitter storm after ‘visible minority’ remark

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to get its first Indian-origin prime minister in the form of Rishi Sunak after the resignation of Liz Truss amid heightened economic stress. With many in India expressing their happiness, including Sunak’s father-in-law and founder of Infosys Narayana Murthy, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has stirred up a storm on Twitter.

“If this does happen, I think all of us will have to acknowledge that the Brits have done something very rare in the world, to place a member of a visible minority in the most powerful office. As we Indians celebrate the ascent of @RishiSunak, let’s honestly ask: can it happen here?” Tharoor wrote on Twitter as it became clear that Sunak was to replace Truss.